coupe claire

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French

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Etymology

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From woodcutting; the idea being that one can now see easily in the forest, because it was heavily felled and a lot of it has been cleared.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kup klɛʁ/
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Noun

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coupe claire f (plural coupes claires)

  1. (forestry) heavy felling
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in the plural) drastic cuts
    faire des coupes claires dans quelque choseto make drastic cuts, to make swingeing cuts, to make substantial cutbacks

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